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MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF WEST COVINA

1030 E. MERCED AVENUE, West Covina, CA 91790

Facility:
198010716
Type:
DAY CARE CENTER
Status:
Licensed
Records checked:
July 17, 2026
Additional info
Source:
California Community Care Licensing Division
District office:
Not listed
License effective:
Not found
Capacity:
159

Inspection snapshot

Questions worth asking

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Next: Review the inspection history below and ask the provider what the records mean and what changed afterward.

Latest inspectionMay 20, 2026
Latest inspection with no recorded violationsMay 20, 2026

Summary

This summary covers 14 available inspections for MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF WEST COVINA from February 3, 2023 through May 20, 2026.

Six inspections recorded violations, with eight recorded violations in total.

The most recent recorded violation was on June 16, 2025 and involved staff training, with a due date of June 20, 2025.

Staff-to-child ratio was a higher-concern topic that showed up in two inspections.

Four later inspections, from October 7, 2025 through May 20, 2026, showed no recorded violations, but the records do not say whether they were formal follow-ups.

At a glance

Total inspections
14

4 in last 12 months

Recorded violations
8

0 in last 12 months

Higher-concern violations
3

0 in last 12 months

Repeated topics
1

Last 36 months

Local comparison

14 total inspections vs 6 local median in 91790

Compared to 9 local facilities

Recorded violations per inspection

This provider
0.57
Local median
0.5

Inspections with higher-concern violations

This provider
21%
Local median
21%

Inspections with recorded violations

This provider
43%
Local median
33%

Repeated topics

This provider
1
Local average
0.33

Repeated topics

Topics that appeared in more than one inspection during the last 36 months. They may reveal a pattern worth examining.

Inspection history

Available inspection history. Select a violation topic for more info.

View official report
Medium concern: Staff training
Report finding
Child Care Center Directors Qualifications and Duties: (f) When the child care center director is absent from the center, arrangements shall be made for a ..substitute (1) If the child care center director is absent for more than 30 consecutive calendar days, the substitute director shall meet the qualifications of a director. This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA did not observe Certificate of Completion for Step II CCC Orientation which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 20, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101215.1(f)(1) - 101215.1(f)(1)
Official code
101215.1(f)(1)
Low concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
REPORTING REQUIREMENT: The name of the child care center director, and any fully qualified teacher(s) designated to act in the child care center director's absence, shall be reported to the Department within 10 days of a change of child care center director or designee (s). This requirement is not met as evidenced by: LPA did not observe a copy of the LIC 308 Designation of facility responsibility for the interim Director and was not submitted to the department which poses/posed a potential health, safety or personal rights risk to persons in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by June 20, 2025
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101212(b) - 101212(b)
Official code
101212(b)
View official report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
Teacher-Child Ratio: There shall be a ratio of one teacher visually observing and supervising no more than 12 children in attendance, This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Interviews and documents reviewed and received showing, on 09/23/2024 in the morning, there were only 2 teachers with 33 children in one class room before the next staff person arrived to work. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 1, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101216.3(a) - 101216.3(a)
Official code
101216.3(a)
Medium concern: Equipment or readiness
Report finding
Fixtures, Furniture, Equipment and Supplies All toilets, handwashing and bathing facilities shall be maintained in safe and sanitary operating condition. This requirement was not met as evidenced by: LPA obsered a toilet not working properly and per interviews it was stated one or more toilets are always not working properly or not at all. Interviews also stated that supplies such as soap to wash hands are not always available. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care
Correction status
Plan of correction due by October 1, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101239(e)(4) - 101239(e)(4)
Official code
101239(e)(4)
View official report
Low concern: Recordkeeping
Report finding
Admission Agreements: (f) The licensee shall comply with all terms and conditions set forth in the admission agreement. This requirement was not met as evidenced by, the facility advised the parent to take her child home and not follow the schools suspension and expulsion policy. This poses a potential health and safety risk to children in care
Correction status
Plan of correction due by August 16, 2024
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101219(f) - 101219(f)
Official code
101219(f)
View official report
Higher concern: Child guidance
Report finding
Personal Rights--To be accorded dignity in his/her personal relationships with staff and other persons. To be accorded safe, healthful and comfortable accommodations, furnishings and equipment to meet his/her needs.To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse, or other actions of a punitive nature, etc...This requirement was not met as evidenced by, around August 2022, staff #2 pulled a child's hand out of staff #1 hand and when doing that staff #1 hand flew and hit a door and staff #2 yelled at staff #1 in front of a child.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by July 11, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101223(a)(1)(2)(3) - 101223(a)(1)(2)(3)
Official code
101223(a)(1)(2)(3)
View official report
Higher concern: Staff-to-child ratio
Report finding
Teacher-Child Ratio: One teacher may supervise 12 napping preschool-age children without assistance provided that the remaining staff member(s) necessary to meet the overall ratio specified in Section 101616.5(c) is immediately available at the center This requirement was not met as evidenced by: Interviews and documents reviewed and received showing, During nap time one teacher was alone with the 20 children and a few of the children were awake and were not able to sleep. This poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by February 23, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type A deficiency
Report section
CCR 101616.5(f)(2) - 101616.5(f)(2)
Official code
101616.5(f)(2)
View official report
Medium concern: Facility condition
Report finding
Buildings and Grounds. The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and visitors. The requirement is not met as evidenced by LPA observed tiles on the ceiling in several of the class rooms and hallways to the class rooms had stanied water damaged and some tiles hanging down from the roof from rain buildup. LPA also observed a couple of toilets not working properly (Flusing slowly). This poses a potential risk to the health and safety of children in care.
Correction status
Plan of correction due by February 24, 2023
More details
Official CA class
Type B deficiency
Report section
CCR 101238(a) - 101238(a)
Official code
101238(a)